Travel to Kolkata to taste the delicacies of Durga Pujo

Durgo pujo in Kolkata is all about paying respect to the Mother Goddess Durga, get together of friends and family, and food…and some more food. It’s like, you can take the obsession of Diwali in Delhi, Christmas in London, Summer Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Valentine’s day in Paris and afterward add it to the month long frenzy of Olympic Games or the World Cup and pack all that into a range of 5 days regardless you wouldn’t recognize what you are missing in the event that you haven’t been in Kolkata amid Durga Puja. For a travel enthusiast plus a foodie this city is certainly a heaven.

It’s a well known fact that Bengalis are foodies. Also, Durga Puja is a prime illustration. Pandals are set up in each conceivable open space, overwhelming streets, movement circles, thin boulevards and neighborhoods. The pujas are spread more than five days, so you can arrange your days and spread diverse parts of the merriment. Choose to do the morning puja scene over a day (or two), pick one a player in the city and stroll around going by pandals. Throughout the night pandal-hopping spree is an unquestionably mandatory.

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While other states observe Navratra by fasting each day, Bengalis everywhere, thoroughly have a great time, eating mutton gosht, mughlai paratha and fish curry. (fasting is limited to daytime, till “pushpanjali” and Maha Shashti).

Most likely a best aspect concerning Durga Puja is the “Bhog” that they serve in the pooja pandal. It comprises of a Khichdi, sabzi, papad, and tomato chutney for the most part. This is given to even all needy individuals who come there, and they sit alongside other people and eat their nourishment. (I also appreciate Sikhs who sort out langars so that nobody goes hungry!).

Bengalis are known for their affection for good nourishment. Numerous, after-supper, school flask and water cooler discussions revolve around nourishment and the quest for it, including warmed contentions about where the best biryani, korma, rosogollas and so on can be found. Subsequently, Durga Puja has turned out to be much similar to a 5-day open-air food fest. Visit our website and book tickets online from any of these top travels

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Inside and around each pandal, food stalls are set up by city eateries, road side vendors and local neighborhood inhabitants. The roads transform into a buffet of nourishment – from home-made squanders, prepared products and pizzas, to chaat paapdi, Calcutta kathi rolls, chowmein (mix singed noodles), hacks and cutlets, dosas, idlis, luscious lamb and chicken curries and biryanis and the entire pantheon of acclaimed Bengali desserts.

With the large influx of Bengalis every year, Durga puja celebration down South also doesn’t seem much different. But if you are a traveler and big foodie, you must visit the city to taste the authencity of Bengali food only in Kolkata.

We are offering festive season bus ticket offers. You have traveled a lot by train or flight. Try something different this time to enjoy the puja holidays. Have a happy pujo holidays!